Nicaragua: Democratic economic governance in the Water and Sanitation sector in the RAAN and RAAS

Less than 20% of people living in Nicaragua's Northern and Southern Autonomous Administrative Regions, home to many indigenous communities, have access to drinking water and adequate sanitation. The goal of the Joint Programme is to increase sustainable access to water and sanitation for poor population groups by strengthening democratic economic governance in the water and sanitation sector.

It is achieving this objective by increasing participation and coordination between social and institutional actors, and by strengthening institutional frameworks and investment in infrastructure.

The Programme aims to: (i) empower communities; (ii) reduce capacity gaps and support local management; (iii) improve quality of and access to services; (iv) support institutional, legal and regulatory revision processes. It works at the community, municipal (eight priority municipalities and three urban areas), regional and national level.